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Airbus, Boeing and Israel firm bid for S. Korea military deal South Korea said Tuesday it is considering offers from plane giants Airbus and Boeing as well as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide air refuelling tankers in a deal estimated to be worth $1.38 billion.
01 July 2014
14 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel: army At least 14 rockets and mortar rounds fired by militants in Gaza struck southern Israel on Monday morning, causing no injuries but damaging a home, the army said.
30 June 2014
US says Mexican chopper crosses border, shoots twice A Mexican military helicopter ventured around 100 yards (meters) into the United States and fired two shots, the US border security agency said Friday in a claim quickly denied by Mexico.
28 June 2014
Military medics to be trained at postgraduate center in Almaty Center for postgraduate training of military medics will open in Almaty in 2014, according to the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.
25 June 2014
Ukraine urges Merkel, EU help end pro-Russian revolt Ukraine pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other Western allies on Monday to help settle a pro-Russian uprising that has raged on in the industrial east despite Kiev's unilateral ceasefire.
23 June 2014
US warns Russia against sending troops into Ukraine The United States warned it would not accept any use of Russian troops in Ukraine as it confirmed that Moscow had redeployed "significant" military forces near the border.
21 June 2014
30 new arrests as Israel presses West Bank hunt for teens Israeli troops have arrested some 30 Palestinians in the West Bank as they ramped up a search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by Hamas, the army said.
20 June 2014
About 275 US military personnel to Iraq: Obama About 275 US military personnel are being deployed to Iraq to help American personnel and protect the embassy in Baghdad, President Barack Obama said Monday in a letter to Congressional leaders.
17 June 2014
Pentagon temporarily grounds F-35 fighter jets The US military temporarily grounded its entire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet fleet at the weekend after an apparent engine oil leak, the latest glitch for the much-vaunted program.
16 June 2014
NATO releases photos of suspected Russian tanks in Ukraine NATO released photographs Saturday of what it said were suspected Russian tanks in eastern Ukraine, having warned earlier that confirmation of their presence would mark a "serious escalation" of the crisis.
16 June 2014
Russia sending tanks, rocket launchers to Ukraine rebels: US The United States accused Russia of sending tanks and rocket launchers to pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine.
14 June 2014
Japan summons China envoy over 'dangerous' flights Japan on Thursday summoned the Chinese ambassador to complain about fighter jets flying "dangerously" close to two of its military planes over the East China Sea, officials said.
12 June 2014
Palestinian dies in Israeli air raid on Gaza An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian man in Gaza on Wednesday after rocket fire from the territory prompted Israel's premier to warn he holds Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas responsible.
12 June 2014
Italy's military cargo transit from Afghanistan approved by Kazakhstan's lower house The lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament has given the thumbs up for Italy to withdraw its military equipment and personnel through the Kazakh territory.
11 June 2014
Japan says Chinese ships in disputed waters Chinese ships sailed into disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Friday, officials said, after G7 leaders cautioned against "intimidation" in territorial disputes.
06 June 2014
Last original Navajo Code Talker dies Chester Nez, the last of 29 Navajo Indians who helped create a code used during World War II and never broken by the Axis Powers, died Wednesday. He was 93.
05 June 2014
US shuts Afghan transit base in Kyrgyzstan The United States on Tuesday shut its airforce base in Kyrgyzstan that had been the main transit point for military personnel and cargo headed to Afghanistan for 12 years.
03 June 2014
WWII plane crash remains discovered in western Canada The wreckage of a World War II military aircraft was found in Canada's far west, solving a 72-year old mystery surrounding its disappearance during a training flight, officials confirmed.
31 May 2014
Two Koreas accuse each other of lying about shelling Seoul Friday accused North Korea of a "blatant lie" in claiming it had not fired shells near a South Korean warship and said Pyongyang had threatened to bombard its military vessels.
23 May 2014
US Senate panel budgets $100 mn for non-Russian rocket A Senate panel set aside $100 million Thursday to develop a US rocket engine as an alternative to Russian equipment currently used to launch military satellites into orbit.
23 May 2014
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